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European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+): Results 2 and 3 ENI/2016/372-403 TECHNICAL REPORT: DELINEATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE WATER BODIES AND DESIGN OF A SURFACE MONITORING NETWORK FOR THE KURA UPSTREAM OF THE MINGACHEVIR DAM RIVER BASIN DISTRICT IN AZERBAIJAN Final Version. EUWI-EAST-AZ-05; December 2019 Responsible EU member state consortium project leader Alexander Zinke, Umweltbundesamt GmbH (AT) EUWI+ country representative in Azerbaijan Rafig Verdiyev (AZ) Responsible international thematic lead expert Alexander Zinke, Umweltbundesamt GmbH (AT) Georg Wolfram, independent consultant, DWS (AT) Responsible Azerbaijani thematic lead expert Vafadar Ismaylov (AZ) Authors Vafadar Ismaylov, Period LLC Ramil Ibrahimov, Period LLC Disclaimer: The EU-funded program European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+ 4 EaP) is implemented by the UNECE, OECD, responsible for the implementation of Result 1 and an EU member state consortium of Austria, managed by the lead coordinator Umweltbundesamt, and of France, managed by the International Office for Water, responsible for the implementation of Result 2 and 3. This document was produced by the EU member state consortium with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the Governments of the Eastern Partnership Countries. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of, or sovereignty over, any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries, and to the name of any territory, city or area. Imprint Owner and Editor: EU Member State Consortium Umweltbundesamt GmbH Office International de’l Eau (IOW) Spittelauer Lände 5 21/23 rue de Madrid 1090 Vienna, Austria 75008 Paris, FRANCE Responsible IOW Communication officer: Yunona Videnina [email protected] December 2019 Technical Report on SW Delineation - Azerbaijan CONTENTS 1 Executive summary ............................................................................................................................ 6 2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Description of the main river catchments ........................................................................................... 8 3.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Climate ...................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.1 Sub-basin Central Kura (including Gabirri) .................................................................... 10 3.2.2 Sub-basin Ganikh / Alazan river ..................................................................................... 10 3.3 Human activities and water uses .............................................................................................. 11 3.3.1 Population density .......................................................................................................... 11 3.3.2 Agriculture ...................................................................................................................... 11 3.3.3 Industry and mining ........................................................................................................ 11 3.3.4 Hydropower generation .................................................................................................. 12 4 Methodology ..................................................................................................................................... 14 5 Typology ........................................................................................................................................... 16 6 Significant human pressures ............................................................................................................ 19 7 Delineation of surface water bodies ................................................................................................. 23 7.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 23 7.2 Provisional heavily modified water bodies ................................................................................ 24 7.3 Artificial water bodies ................................................................................................................ 26 7.4 List of surface water bodies in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD .................... 28 8 Risk assessment .............................................................................................................................. 31 9 Current monitoring situation ............................................................................................................. 34 10 Open issues and data gaps .............................................................................................................. 36 11 Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................... 37 12 Annexes ............................................................................................................................................ 38 ENI/2016/372-403 3 Technical Report on SW Delineation - Azerbaijan List of Tables Table 1. System A: Rivers and Lakes ................................................................................................... 15 Table 2. Typology of rivers following System A (including additional criteria) and number of surface water bodies per type in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD .................................................... 16 Table 3. Typology of lake water bodies in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD. .............. 18 Table 4. Level of significance of anthropogenic pressures on surface water in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD. Numbers of pressures see text. ...................................................................... 19 Table 5. Number and total length of river water bodies of the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 Table 6. Number and total area of lake water bodies in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 Table 7. SWB and typology in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD. ................................ 28 Table 8. Risk assessment of the surface water bodies in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD. 1 = not at risk (N), 2 = possibly at risk (PR), 3 = at risk (R). ........................................................ 31 List of Figures Figure 1. Map of the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir Dam RBD. ....................................................... 9 Figure 2. Map of the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir Dam RBD. ....................................................... 9 Figure 3. River types of the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD ........................................... 17 Figure 4. Settlements in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD .......................................... 21 Figure 5. Population density in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD ................................ 22 Figure 6. Lakes and provisional HMWB in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD .............. 25 Figure 7. AWBs In the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD .................................................. 27 Figure 8. Sampling sites in the Kura upstream of the Mingachevir dam RBD during the joint field survey (JFS) ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 4 ENI/2016/372-403 Technical Report on SW Delineation - Azerbaijan Abbreviations BMO Basin Management Organization CEPA Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement CORINE Coordination of Information on the Environment DG NEAR Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations DSS Decision Support System DWB Delineation of Water Body EC European Commission EEA European Environment Agency ENI European Neighborhood Instrument ENP European Neighborhood Policy EU European Union EUR Euro EUWI European Union Water Initiative GIS Geographic Information Systems GWB Groundwater Body GWL Groundwater level IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management LTD Limited Company N Natural NGO Non-Governmental Organization PR Possible at risk R Risk RBD River Basin District RBMP River Basin Management Plan SEIS Shared Environment Information System SWB Surface water Body SWB Surface Water Body USSR Union of the Soviet Socialistic Republics WB Water Body WBPR Water Body Possible at risk WBR Water Body at Risk WFD Water Framework Directive WUA Water Users’ Association ENI/2016/372-403 5 Technical Report on SW Delineation - Azerbaijan 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The support of the project “European Union Water Initiative Plus” (EUWI+) concerns various ongoing works in different fields of water management in Azerbaijan.